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JMA EPICENTRE REGION

Off the Coast of Sanriku

三陸沖

earthquakes182
Maximum M7.5
Maximum Shindo5+
FirstFeb 17, 2015

What this epicentre-region name means

This page groups earthquakes whose JMA report uses this epicentre-region name. It identifies the reported epicentre region, not the area where shaking was felt or an administrative boundary.

JISHINDESU stores 182 confirmed or corrected reports from Feb 17, 2015 to Oct 3, 2026. This is not JMA’s complete historical earthquake catalogue. Dates and times use Japan Standard Time (JST).

Earthquakes in the stored history

The largest magnitude and highest Shindo may belong to different earthquakes. Open each report for its details.

Stored reports by year

The largest number of stored reports is 47 in 2026. Yearly counts describe the stored reports, not future activity or relative hazard.

  1. 202647
  2. 202542
  3. 20246
  4. 20234
  5. 20223
  6. 20213
  7. 20205
  8. 20197
  9. 20187
  10. 201714
  11. 201615
  12. 201529

Prefectures with observations

Each count is the number of earthquakes with a Shindo reading at a station in that prefecture. It does not locate the epicentre or imply shaking throughout the prefecture. One earthquake may appear in several prefectures.

IwateEarthquakes observed: 180 · Highest local Shindo: 5−AomoriEarthquakes observed: 105 · Highest local Shindo: 5+MiyagiEarthquakes observed: 103 · Highest local Shindo: 5−AkitaEarthquakes observed: 64 · Highest local Shindo: 4YamagataEarthquakes observed: 52 · Highest local Shindo: 4HokkaidoEarthquakes observed: 44 · Highest local Shindo: 4FukushimaEarthquakes observed: 25 · Highest local Shindo: 4IbarakiEarthquakes observed: 16 · Highest local Shindo: 3NiigataEarthquakes observed: 13 · Highest local Shindo: 3SaitamaEarthquakes observed: 12 · Highest local Shindo: 3GunmaEarthquakes observed: 11 · Highest local Shindo: 3TochigiEarthquakes observed: 9 · Highest local Shindo: 3

Recent earthquakes

Showing the latest 50 of 182 stored reports, not the complete list.

2Off the Coast of SanrikuOct 3, 2026, 05:34 JST · M4.3View report →2Off the Coast of SanrikuOct 2, 2026, 02:17 JST · M5View report →1Off the Coast of SanrikuAug 29, 2026, 08:10 JST · M4.7View report →2Off the Coast of SanrikuAug 27, 2026, 04:21 JST · M6.1View report →1Off the Coast of SanrikuAug 7, 2026, 02:43 JST · M5.3View report →1Off the Coast of SanrikuJul 14, 2026, 16:44 JST · M4.9View report →1Off the Coast of SanrikuJun 10, 2026, 16:14 JST · M4.4View report →1Off the Coast of SanrikuMay 19, 2026, 02:04 JST · M4.6View report →2Off the Coast of SanrikuMay 17, 2026, 09:07 JST · M4.9View report →1Off the Coast of SanrikuMay 11, 2026, 09:21 JST · M4.8View report →1Off the Coast of SanrikuMay 9, 2026, 02:10 JST · M4.4View report →3Off the Coast of SanrikuMay 5, 2026, 08:54 JST · M5.2View report →1Off the Coast of SanrikuMay 5, 2026, 06:42 JST · M4.5View report →1Off the Coast of SanrikuApr 30, 2026, 17:43 JST · M4.3View report →1Off the Coast of SanrikuApr 26, 2026, 05:41 JST · M4.7View report →1Off the Coast of SanrikuApr 23, 2026, 09:08 JST · M4.6View report →1Off the Coast of SanrikuApr 22, 2026, 22:35 JST · M4.6View report →1Off the Coast of SanrikuApr 22, 2026, 21:18 JST · M4.8View report →2Off the Coast of SanrikuApr 22, 2026, 03:44 JST · M5.4View report →1Off the Coast of SanrikuApr 21, 2026, 14:29 JST · M5.3View report →1Off the Coast of SanrikuApr 21, 2026, 11:35 JST · M4.5View report →1Off the Coast of SanrikuApr 20, 2026, 23:15 JST · M4.6View report →3Off the Coast of SanrikuApr 20, 2026, 21:56 JST · M5.4View report →1Off the Coast of SanrikuApr 20, 2026, 20:29 JST · M4.5View report →1Off the Coast of SanrikuApr 20, 2026, 19:44 JST · M4.9View report →1Off the Coast of SanrikuApr 20, 2026, 19:37 JST · M4.5View report →2Off the Coast of SanrikuApr 20, 2026, 18:49 JST · M4.8View report →1Off the Coast of SanrikuApr 20, 2026, 18:07 JST · M4.4View report →2Off the Coast of SanrikuApr 20, 2026, 17:32 JST · M5.4View report →1Off the Coast of SanrikuApr 20, 2026, 17:30 JST · M4.6View report →5+Off the Coast of SanrikuApr 20, 2026, 16:53 JST · M7.5View report →1Off the Coast of SanrikuApr 8, 2026, 15:27 JST · M4.3View report →2Off the Coast of SanrikuMar 28, 2026, 00:24 JST · M4.7View report →1Off the Coast of SanrikuMar 27, 2026, 04:56 JST · M4.9View report →1Off the Coast of SanrikuMar 27, 2026, 01:55 JST · M4.3View report →1Off the Coast of SanrikuMar 27, 2026, 01:20 JST · M4.5View report →1Off the Coast of SanrikuMar 26, 2026, 23:47 JST · M4.5View report →1Off the Coast of SanrikuMar 26, 2026, 23:37 JST · M4.9View report →4Off the Coast of SanrikuMar 26, 2026, 23:18 JST · M6.5View report →1Off the Coast of SanrikuMar 26, 2026, 17:51 JST · M4.6View report →3Off the Coast of SanrikuMar 14, 2026, 04:55 JST · M5.1View report →3Off the Coast of SanrikuMar 8, 2026, 22:17 JST · M6View report →3Off the Coast of SanrikuMar 8, 2026, 22:08 JST · M5.5View report →1Off the Coast of SanrikuMar 4, 2026, 09:48 JST · M4.5View report →1Off the Coast of SanrikuFeb 5, 2026, 17:33 JST · M4.3View report →1Off the Coast of SanrikuJan 30, 2026, 20:03 JST · M4.5View report →3Off the Coast of SanrikuJan 28, 2026, 19:45 JST · M5.1View report →2Off the Coast of SanrikuDec 31, 2025, 07:19 JST · M4.8View report →1Off the Coast of SanrikuDec 20, 2025, 06:40 JST · M4.4View report →1Off the Coast of SanrikuDec 18, 2025, 14:20 JST · M4.6View report →